My general practitioner — also a cardiologist — made a lame attempt at convincing me there was no cause for alarm. “It may feel like a heart attack,” he said, “but if it was, you’d be dead by now.” My next visit was to my OB/GYN — another male — who told me the stabbing stomach pains and mood swings I was experiencing were “all in my head, just stress from being a working mom.” His prescription: “Relax! Have a glass of wine at dinner.”A desperate call to my best friend finally sent me in the right direction. She said…

The National Retail Federation (NRF) projected that holiday spending will increase this year to a new record, totaling between $979.5 billion and $989 billion, as consumers lean on e-commerce.  This reflects a growth of up to 3.5%, which would be the slowest pace in six years. Last year, holiday sales grew 3.9% to $955.6 billion.E-commerce is being credited as the primary driver of the retail sales growth for the 2024 holiday season, according to the NRF, the nation’s largest retail trade group. Specifically, online and other non-store sales are expected to account for between $295.1 billion and $297.9 billion of…

New York    Cash-starved Boeing, contending with massive financial losses from a crippling strike and years of operational and safety problems, is turning to major banks and Wall Street to raise tens of billions of dollars in cash. In a regulatory filing early Tuesday, the company announced plans to borrow $10 billion from a consortium of banks. It also separately announced plans to raise $25 billion by selling stock and debt. The $10 billion borrowing plans would be included in the $25 billion that Boeing filed to raise. The company’s debt surged in the last six years as Boeing reported…

Berries are often called “nature’s candy” for good reason: They’re naturally sweet and delicious, but they’re also super nutritious. When looking at two of the healthiest berries — blueberries and raspberries — does one come out on top?”Both berries are good for you. I eat both of them, and serve them to my kids regularly,” says registered dietitian Natalie Rizzo, nutrition editor at TODAY.com. Blueberries and raspberries both give you good helpings of many healthy nutrients including fiber, antioxidants and vitamin C for a similar number of calories. But is one berry healthier than the other? Both are great for you, but…

   Americans are feeling fairly secure in their jobs, they expect to continue to earn and spend more than they did pre-pandemic, and they think inflation isn’t getting much worse, according to new survey data released Tuesday by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. But they’re growing increasingly anxious about mounting credit card debt. Debt balances have been growing, and US consumers are nervous about whether they’ll be able to keep up: Americans haven’t been this worried about missing a minimum debt payment since April 2020. The New York Fed’s September 2024 Survey of Consumer Expectations showed that the…

The manhunt is over for a Michigan man who allegedly impersonated a utility worker to gain access to a couple’s home, killing the man and tying up his wife.The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office announced the second man was captured after Hussein Murray, 72, was killed in his Rochester Hills home on Friday. The other suspect, 37-year-old Carlos Jose Hernandez, was previously captured in Louisiana and charged with felony murder and unlawful imprisonment.Police have not named the second suspect or the charges levied against him. MANHUNT IN DEADLY SUBURBAN HOME INVASION SPANS US AFTER PHONY UTILITY WORKERS TARGET UPSCALE NEIGHBORHOOD “Our fugitive apprehension…

Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has the worst record on fiscal responsibility in the U.S. among state leaders, according to a new study. The Cato Institute’s biennial Fiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors for 2024 released Tuesday ranked Walz – who is the running mate of Vice President Kamala Harris – dead last due to the policies he has implemented during his tenure leading the North Star State. Walz earned an “F” grade for his record of taxing and spending with a score of 19, landing him at the bottom of the list, where only…

Having failed to secure a cease-fire, President Joe Biden’s administration is signaling that it supports Israel’s operations against Iran-backed Hezbollah and the group’s eventual withdrawal from southern Lebanon.The hope is that a weakened Hezbollah — Tehran’s most important proxy force and Lebanon’s most powerful political party — will provide an opening for the Lebanese to elect a new president and push the militants to the sidelines and away from the southern border with Israel for good.“We do see Israel having the right to conduct these limited incursions to degrade Hezbollah’s capability,” State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said at a briefing…

DETROIT — Kamala Harris and Donald Trump both pushed Tuesday to energize key constituencies that their allies worry might be slipping away, with the vice president looking to reach Black men and the former president focusing on women.Harris will appear at a town hall-style event in Detroit hosted by the morning radio program “The Breakfast Club,” featuring Charlamagne Tha God, who is especially popular with Black males. Trump, meanwhile, will tape a Fox News Channel town hall featuring an all-female audience and moderated by host Harris Faulkner.The vice president was also scheduled to stop by a Black-owned business in Detroit.…

Sneezing is a slightly annoying but normal part of life. Whether you are battling a cold, outside during allergy season or in a dusty room, we’ve all had a case of the “achoos.”Sometimes, the buildup to a sneeze can happen without the main event. Have you ever felt the prickling, irritating sensation of a sneeze coming on, but can’t get one out? If you want to sneeze but can’t, is it possible to make yourself sneeze on command? Doctors explain what a sneeze is, why it happens, and which techniques you can try to make yourself sneeze.What is a sneeze?A…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has warned Israel that it must increase the amount of humanitarian aid it is allowing into Gaza within the next 30 days or it could risk losing access to U.S. weapons funding. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned their Israeli counterparts in a letter dated Sunday that the changes must occur. The letter, which restates U.S. policy toward humanitarian aid and arms transfers, was sent amid deteriorating conditions in northern Gaza and reports Israel had conducted a strike on a hospital tent site in central Gaza that killed at…

There is only one Cher. The Hollywood legend, now 78, will be gracing tonight’s Victoria’s Secret Runway Show as one of three musical performers—a trio that also includes Tyla and Lisa. Hosted in Brooklyn, the winged fashion extravaganza will be live for the first time, streamed on the Amazon Live channel (via Prime Video Home) starting at 6:30 p.m. EST with Pink Carpet coverage and 7:00 p.m. for the live show. Past fashion show performers have included Doja Cat, Sabrina Carpenter, Taylor Swift, and let’s not forget when, in 2001, Andrea Bocelli opened the show with his melodic tenor.But what…

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Jeans can get boring and they normally can’t go into the office either — that’s why you need a few cute skirts in your collection to wear instead! And now that it’s fall, there’s so many cute skirt styles to choose from like leather, suede, plaid and more. That’s why we rounded up our 18 favorite chic and slimming fall skirts to replace your jeans with this season. In our lineup, we included everything from outfit-elevating leather styles that pair…

With overnight temperatures in North Carolina beginning to drop, an official with Avery County told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that the urgent needs of those still recovering from the deadly Hurricane Helene are changing with the seasons.Alicia Stemper, public information officer for Avery County Emergency Operations Center, told Fox News Digital via phone that even though electricity has been restored to some residents in the area, they still don’t have access to heat because HVAC units and other methods of heating were damaged or destroyed by the storm’s floodwaters.”We have a desperate need for camp heaters or buddy heaters,”…

Your ability to enjoy a plate of loaded potato skins and $5 happy hour drinks is slowly dwindling, as TGI Fridays has closed 12 U.S. locations in the past month and shuttered 35 restaurants across the pond. According to the company’s location section on its website, multiple TGI Fridays locations in the Northeast closed last week, including in Clifton Park, Middletown and Poughkeepsie, New York; Allentown, Pennsylvania; Enfield, Connecticut; and Leesburg, Virginia.Additional closures from earlier this month took place in the Southeast and Midwest regions, in states like North Carolina, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Indiana, as well as two…